Once rejected by opposition parties, NCMP scheme now a training ground for new faces to cut political teeth

SINGAPORE: When parliament sits next week, the Workers’ Party’s (WP) two incoming Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) will take their seats alongside the party’s 10 elected MPs – but their role is... Read more »

The Most Instagram-Worthy Spots in Tokyo (Without the Crowds)

It’s no secret that Tokyo is one of the most photographed cities in the world. For years, places like Shibuya Crossing and Takeshita Street have dominated Instagram feeds, becoming the default backdrops... Read more »

PM Modi In Japan: India-Tokyo Pact Deepens As Trump’s Tariffs Redraw Global Trade Map | DNA Explains | India News

New Delhi: As global trade tensions intensify under US protectionist policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan has gained considerable diplomatic and economic significance. With both India and Japan facing high... Read more »

US to deny visas to Palestinian officials to attend UN General Assembly

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks to members of the press outside the UN Security Council chamber at UN Headquarters in New York City, August 29, 2025. ANGELINA KATSANIS... Read more »

China Trademark Registration: How to Stop Squatters from Stealing Your Brand

Longtime readers of this blog have heard us say it before: register your trademark in China. Yet, we continue to see brands putting it off — and paying the price later when... Read more »

Thomson Medical sinks into the red with S$34.7 million loss in H2

[SINGAPORE] Healthcare provider Thomson Medical has swung into the red with a net loss of S$34.7 million for its six months ended Jun 30, compared with a net profit of S$12.1 million... Read more »

Forging the future of air defence beyond the Iron Dome paradigm

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Mission Sudarshan Chakra in his Independence Day speech, he presented India’s most ambitious defence programme since independence—a multi-layered air defence shield to guard the nation’s skies.... Read more »

Firefighters called after overheating mobile battery placed in hotel fridge in Hokkaido

But is the fridge to blame? At about 7:00 a.m. on 24 August, firefighters were called in to a hotel in Rumoi, Hokkaido, after an employee noticed smoke coming from one of... Read more »

Tibetan Children Are Becoming “Strangers in Their Own Homes”

In 2021, Tibet Action Institute (TAI) published a groundbreaking report exposing the extensive use of colonial boarding schools to indoctrinate and forcibly assimilate Tibetan children into Han Chinese culture and society. (See... Read more »

Singapore Kindness Movement breached personal data protection rules by revealing complainant’s identity: High Court

MR PIPER’S COMPLAINT AND LAWSUIT Ms Loi is the co-founder of SGFamilies Ground-up Movement, an affiliate of SKM. On Aug 27, 2022, Mr Piper sent an email to SKM alleging that Ms... Read more »